From the course: Mastering Self-Motivation
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Self-talk and motivation
- I'm hopeless at staying on task. That's what one man shared with me following a leadership presentation I recently delivered. He laid out for me how he was organizing his work and mapping out his time. It seemed sensible enough. So I asked him, "Well, what's it like up here? "You know, in your head?" He said, "Well, before I try, I know I'm going to fail, "so there's no point making an effort." Wow, talk about a truly harsh climate. Here's the thing, your self-dialog is really important. Self-talk is your internal voice made up of what you think, feel, and believe. It affects how motivated and inspired you feel which in turn impacts your performance and results, and it has a drastic impact on your sense of well-being. Think about it, you've probably experienced how self-talk can amplify your weaknesses and your worse fears, and on the other side, how it can reassure you, and encourage you leading to some of your biggest…
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